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A Christmas Story(1983)

A tribute to the original, traditional, one-hundred-percent, red-blooded, two-fisted, all-American Christmas.

7.2(1,433)1h 33m1983-11-18

ComedyFamily

Overview

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Director:: Bob Clark
Writers:: Jean Shepherd, Bob Clark, Jean Shepherd
Producers:: Bob Clark, René Dupont
Cinematographer:: Reginald H. Morris
Composer:: Paul Zaza
Production:: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget:: $3,300,000
Revenue:: $20,700,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Mother

Darren McGavin

Darren McGavin

The Old Man

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Ralphie

Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Ian Petrella

Ian Petrella

Randy

Scott Schwartz

Scott Schwartz

Flick

R.D. Robb

R.D. Robb

Schwartz

Tedde Moore

Tedde Moore

Miss Shields

Yano Anaya

Yano Anaya

Grover Dill

Zack Ward

Zack Ward

Scut Farkus

Jeff Gillen

Jeff Gillen

Santa Claus

Leslie Carlson

Leslie Carlson

Christmas Tree Man